Although the Capital City's black population hovers around 16 percent, the latest numbers from the Missouri attorney general's racial disparity vehicle-stop report show black drivers were pulled over more than double that figure.
Local law enforcement officials say the percentages of stops in the area more closely reflects the region's population.
Officials submitted the local numbers to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's office at the beginning of March.
U.S. Census figures, updated with 2015 estimates, showed Jefferson City's population was 77 percent white, 16 percent black and 2 percent Hispanic.
In 2015, the Jefferson City Police Department made 17,334 traffic stops with 12,104 involving white drivers, 4,851 black drivers and 104 Hispanic drivers.
Of the 875 arrests made from those stops, 420 of those were white drivers, 429 were black and 12 arrests were Hispanic.
"We are very much aware of the governing statute and the legislative purpose behind its adoption," said Jefferson City Police Chief Roger Schroeder. "The division commanders conduct an annual review of the statistical data.
"We use this as an opportunity to remind everyone of their individual responsibility to enforce the various laws in a fair and equitable manner.
"If an officer is determined to stop vehicles at a racially disproportionate rate, that officer is counseled (and) the process is documented to demonstrate compliance with the statute and to affirm our organizational commitment to fairly police our community."
The outcomes of the stops made by Jefferson City police resulted in 6,795 citations issued and 10,166 warnings.
More males (9,640) were pulled over than females (7,694).
The majority of the stops involved drivers who were 18-29 years old.
The updated Census estimates show Cole County's population in 2015 was 84 percent white, 11 percent black and 2 percent Hispanic.
For the Cole County Sheriff's Department, 2,521 stops were made by deputies in 2015 involving 2,150 white drivers (86.7 percent), 297 black drivers (10.7 percent) and 55 Hispanic drivers (1.6 percent).
"I think, simply put, the results balance out real well," Cole County Sheriff Greg White said.
Of the 172 arrests deputies made in 2015, 126 were white drivers, 33 were black drivers and 13 were Hispanic drivers.
When deputies made stops, 360 resulted in a citation being issued and 2,241 warnings were given out.
There were 1,588 males stopped and 933 females. Most were between the ages of 18-29.
Schroeder said conclusions should not be drawn from data generated in "this relatively superficial way."
He added: "The requirement does, however, serve as an important reminder of the critical obligation law enforcement agencies have to their community members to uniformly serve and protect without regard to race or ethnicity."
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